There are traditional versions of characters, known as Storyborn, but the Lorcana universe also contains bold reimaginings in the form of Dreamborn or Floodborn. Dreamborn game cards feature glimmers that have been infused with Lorcanas magic and reimagined in novel ways
Thats perfectly fine, and if you can keep attacking with evasive creatures, you can potentially draw a lot more cards without paying any mana, which is a great deal
Mana Abilities with Variable Results There are some mana abilities that produce variable mana, where that value can change based on the board state
For example, if you attack with three Wolf creatures and they all deal combat damage to a player, the ability triggers three times
If you play Sabotender early and it survives, it represents quite a bit of free damage without even attacking
For one red mana, it can deal three damage to any target